Job 2
1 And it happened [again] on a certain day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, that the Accuser also came in the midst of them to present himself before the Lord.
So hende det ein dag, at gudssønerne kom og stelte seg fram for Herren att, og Satan var millom deim og stelte seg fram for Herren.
2 Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Whence comest thou now? And the Accuser answered the Lord, and said, From roaming over the earth, and from wandering through it.
Og Herren spurde Satan: «Kvar kjem du ifrå?» «Eg hev fare og svive ikring på jordi, » svara Satan.
3 Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Hast thou directed thy attention toward my servant Job: for there is none like him on the earth, a man perfect and upright, who feareth God, and escheweth evil? and he is still holding fast to his integrity, and thou hast incited me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Då spurde Herren honom: «Hev du gjeve ans på Job, tenaren min? For liken hans finst ikkje på jordi, slik ein ærleg og rettvis ein mann som han er, og so som han ottast Gud og held seg frå det som vondt er. Han er endå like ærleg, so du hev eggja meg upp til å tyna honom utan grunn.»
4 Then answered the Accuser the Lord, and said, Skin for skin: yea, all that a man hath will he give in behalf of his life.
Då sagde Satan til Herren: «Hud for hud; ein mann gjev gjerne alt han eig når han berre bergar livet.
5 But stretch only forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and [see] whether he will not renounce thee to thy face.
Men rett ut handi di og rør ved beini og holdet hans - han skal so visst banna deg upp i andlitet.»
6 Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Behold, he is in thy hand: only take care of his life.
Då sagde Herren til Satan: «Han er i di magt; men spar livet hans!»
7 Thereupon went the Accuser forth from the presence of the Lord, and he smote Job with a sore inflammation, from the sole of his foot unto the crown of his head.
So gjekk Satan burt frå Herren; og han slo Job med vonde svullar frå hovud til hæl;
8 And [Job] took himself a potsherd to scrape himself there with, while he was sitting down among the ashes.
og han tok seg eit skålbrot og skrapa seg med der han sat i oskedungen.
9 Then said his wife unto him, Art thou still holding fast to thy integrity? renounce God, and die.
Då sagde kona hans til honom: «Er du endå ulasteleg? Banna Gud, so du kann få døy!»
10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the worthless women would speak. What? should we accept the good alone, from God, and the evil we should not accept? With all this did Job not sin with his lips.
Men han svara henne: «Du talar som ei fåvis kvinna. Me tek imot av Gud det gode, skal me’kje taka og det vonde?» Tråss i alt dette synda ikkje Job med lipporne sine.
11 When now the three friends of Job had heard of all this evil that was come over him, they came every one from his own place, Eliphaz the Themanite, and Bildad the Shuchite, and Zophar the Na'amthite; and they met together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.
Tri vener til Job fekk høyra um den ulukka som hadde kome yver honom; dei kom kvar frå sin heimstad, Elifaz frå Teman, Bildad frå Suah, og Sofar frå Na’ama, og dei avtala seg imillom at dei skulde ganga til honom for å syna honom samhug og trøysta honom.
12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and they recognised him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and strewed dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Men alt på langt fråstand såg dei at han var heilt ukjenneleg; og dei sette i og gret og reiv sund kapporne sine og kasta mold yver hovudi upp i lufti.
13 They likewise sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; but no one spoke a word unto him; for they saw that his pain was very great.
Og dei sat hjå honom på jordi i sju dagar og sju næter; og ingen av deim sagde eit ord til honom, for dei såg at han pintest hardt.
